Unconscious Mutterings 305:

1. Sleepy :: one of the 7 dwarves
2. Thanksgiving :: great if you family (or a friend’s family) to spend it with.
3. Fifteen :: Eragon’s age when the Inheritance series starts? It’s a pretty good series so far. I’ve haven’t read the 3rd book. I’m not destined to be a big fan, though.
4. Authority :: issues
5. Bangs :: drums
6. Curled :: lip (snarl)
7. Young man :: laddie
8. Surprised :: pleasantly, I hope
9. Mistake :: honest?
10. Handle it :: I used to have a handle on life…then it broke.

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…not that it would have hurt him anyway.

I love how Twilight has people in a frenzy. One of friends, Her Majesty, wants to "La Push Jacob off a cliff" because he’s a jerk. Another friend, VeggE, is all about Jacob and now wears an "Edward who?" button. My Evil Twin likes both Jacob and Edward. Me? I’m planning to take out Blondie and keep Emmett as my slave. Together, Emm and I will plague the world with our pranks! Muahahahaha!

Anyway, I went with VeggE, My Evil Twin and a couple other friends of theirs to visit Forks on Saturday. We got to see "the Swan home," "the Cullens’ residence," Bella’s truck, etc. We browsed the fan stores and even ate at the restaurant where "Bella and Edward had their first date." Mm.

While the others bought their fan stuff, I purchased pink sunglasses and a giant lollipop–oh, and My Evil Twin bought me a giant poster of Audrey Hepburn w/ a pink background and a kitty because I was gushing over it (I did more than gush but I’m not going to embarrass myself any further with details).

My Twilight fervor seems to be over. Maybe my own personal frenzy of trying to distract myself from my Prince’s absence. The fact that I still have 2 months till his return is driving me up the wall. Twilight is over. There isn’t anything new about it to me now. Nothing to hold my interest. I must find something else.

Wow. Um. Anyway…we also visited First Beach "where Jacob spilled the beans about vampires and werewolves to Bella." We didn’t stay long, though. We hopped over to Rialto Beach–it’s much better there. We girls got soaked teasing the tide, running from the waves. I remember doing that as a kid. I don’t think I’ll ever outgrow it. The excitement of seeing a wave pass beneath you as you stand on a pile of fallen trees. Wahoo! That was awesome!

Now, who’s up for some Transporter 3!!!

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*sigh* I really do not want to go to bed. Even though my New Moon audiobook is waiting for me in my cd player.

Eh, maybe I should be working on that now…

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Unconscious Mutterings, week 291:

1. Cry :: stress or heartbreak
2. Stretch :: I love stretching. It feels good and it makes me feel good.
3. Efficient :: This word makes me feel good, too.
4. Brunch :: Food!!!
5. Afro :: Cute style when used carefully. Not for everyone.
6. Preheat :: oven–for cookies!!
7. Delicious :: ok, is it just me or are you trying to make me hungry?
8. Global warming :: Time to crank out the tanning lotion!
9. Actions :: …speak louder than words.
10. Ride :: Can I walk instead?

I’m beginning to stress myself. I can barely eat lately. Of course, when I don’t eat, I can’t concentrate and my emotions go haywire. Not to mention, I’m missing my Prince to death. That alone is driving me crazy. I want to DO something crazy. Otherwise, I’ll GO crazy. *sigh* At this point, I don’t know what I’d do without my Systers of the Grand Cauldron of Mischief.

Btw, a big bunch of thanks to My Evil Twin for inviting me over to spend the day with her extended family! It was awesome!! And thanks to her and her BIG brother for hanging out with me extra long time yesterday. That includes taking me over to Walmart so I could buy a clock/radio/cd/mp3 player that I’ve been craving for a week!

Oh yeah, I’m pausing my progress with Dune so I can read Breaking Dawn at the same time as My Evil Twin. She’ll probably beat me to the end, though.

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Unconscious Mutterings, week 283:

1. Loneliness :: is better than having a companion who’s a loser or abuser.
2. Traffic :: control
3. Chaos :: …panic, disorder. My work here is done!
4. Burp :: …the alphabet. I always thought that was disgusting.
5. 500 :: Fortune 500.
6. Movie :: More enjoyable with a home entertainment system.
7. Coma :: comet without a tail.
8. Bark :: tree
9. Stare :: ogle
10. Angelina :: …Jolie is Wanted. I SOOO want to see that!

1. What are your plans for today? I need to get ready for the week. I start my new job on Tuesday!!
2. Who was the last person you talked on the phone with? Imah.
3. What was the last tv program you watched? I watched a recording of Burn Notice. Jeffrey Donovan is awesome!
4. What was the last thing you ate? Oven baked pizza. A surprisingly delectable one!
5. What time did you get out of bed today? Around 9am.

Ugh. It’s so hot today! I’m so grateful for cool, refreshing water and sugarless, coffee-flavored ice cream! My Prince came over this weekend and we had a Dune movie marathon. We almost finished it, too, but we had to drive him down to the bus station. That’s ok. I know what happens to poor Alia. I know what course of destiny Leto chooses for himself. The movie was actually very good. It didn’t follow the books, naturally–there’s just so much to cover–but it did a good job.

Now, I must prepare for the week. Tomorrow is my last day off before I start my new job. I’ll be sure to chronicle my complaints next Sunday. LOL!

Farewell!

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Friday’s Feast 191:

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Unconscious Mutterings, Week 254:

1. Interview :: job (yikes!)
2. Army :: marching
3. Unwrap :: gifts from a special person 
4. Evolve :: super powers! Mine are clairvoyance and telekinesis. What’s yours?
5. Bus :: money (grr, I hate buses.)
6. The real thing :: 
7. Streak :: meteor. Blast these blinkety-blankety clouds! I want to see the Geminids!
8. Gorge :: Oo, I need to name the one nearby…
9. Spicy :: Where? I love spicy foods! Love, love, love!!! Hot Tamales candy, too!
10. Course :: Stay the… (not good advice if you’re on the highway to hell, LOL!)

randomness…feed your mind and your blog

week of December 16 2007:

Happy Holidays random word association I say, you think:

1. santa: hat (they’re cute)

2. holiday carols: Nothing beats "I have a little Dreidel"

3. snow: Makes me think of the song "Snow" on the movie White Christmas with Bing Crosby. (That movie is hilarious!)

4. mistletoe: ick–don’t make me whack you with a bough of your Christmas tree!

5. season: holidays

6. candy cane: peppermint–good for upset stomach

7. eggnog: *gag*

8. presents: 8–one for each day of Chanukkah!

You know what’s funny…when Chanukkah was ended, I was surprised to still see decorations all around town. It wasn’t until I declared to my Girlz that I would dedicate a certain tree decked in all blue lights to the Prince of Arrakis as a Chanukkah tree that I realized my folly. Duh! They may be called Holiday decorations, but they’re still just for Christmas. Nothing like your friends laughing at you to set you straight. LOL!

Anyway…*sigh* I’m afraid I haven’t been able to blog much lately. Life sometimes, augh. First, I was sick, then things started piling up on me. Eek! It didn’t help my mental state when Yochanan was unable to email me for a while. Fortunately, the Prince of Arrakis has found a new internet cafe from which he can continue to share the wealth of his knowledge and creativity with me.  

Meanwhile, I’ve been deluging myself with music by Sarah Brightman, Bond, and Moby, reading Dune, and watching DVDs based on the books by James Herriot (loving it!). I just picked up Angel, Season 1 from the library–on impulse. I hope it doesn’t scare me too much.  

I’m also in the process of getting Israeli dancing started at my synogogue. Feedback has been very positive and enthusiastic. We may even take occasional "field trips" to the dance in Tacoma. Yay! Can’t wait to get started! I just need my CD back that Her Majesty was fixing for me.

There’s a big, all-store review coming up at work on Tuesday. It has the bosses in a tizzy, and their nervousness has infected me. I hope that’s not why my tummy was upset today. I thought I was passed that. I haven’t made myself physically sick by anxiety since junior high. (No, I still don’t take pressure well. I recall hide-and-seek with horror. "Blast it! Just find me already! I can’t take this anymore!") 

It seems whatever the Prince suggests I must do. Though I’ve been considering trying yoga for some time, it wasn’t until Yochi suggested it that I actually took the action off placing holds at the library on anything yoga.

As for other social matters, Imah and I have upgraded our phone plan to include unlimited texting and internet! Yay! We have also gotten myspace IM.

Just for fun, here’s what ringtones I’ve downloaded since getting my Katana:

Allegretto by Bond, Bad Day by Daniel Powter, Deliver Me by Sarah Brightman, Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone, Explosive by Bond, Fuego by Bond, Hips Don’t Lie by Shakira, Imperial March from Star Wars, Israel National Anthem, Pink Panther Theme, Shut Up and Drive by Rihanna, Suerte by Shakira, Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Phantom of the Opera, The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani. Nice, diverse set, eh?

I really need to keep myself well rested for that store review. Laila tov! 

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Unconscious Mutterings, Week 243:

1. Crook :: …or by nook
2. Career :: …woman
3. Freckles :: cute
4. Scramble :: the best kind of eggs
5. Mistake :: Make sure it’s really your friend’s brother you’re yelling at on the phone–not their DAD! (Got to be one of my top most embarrassing moments ever.)
6. Telephone :: Interesting game when you’ve got enough people.
7. Thank you :: That is what "Todah" means. (toe…duh!) 
8. Obstruction :: traffic.  Oh! That totally reminds me of a pic I found today
   
9. 24/7 ::  TOO…MUCH…COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10. SciFi :: I love it. Firefly/Serenity. Star Wars. The Core. A friend is getting me interested in Eureka. 

Wow. I am beyond words. Ok. That’s not really true. If it was, I wouldn’t be blogging right now. Anyway, I just finished reading Eclipse this evening after work. Wow. Wow. Wow. Oh. I said that already. It was incredible!! I can’t wait for Breaking Dawn!!! (When is it coming out? A whole freaking year?!?!)

Good thing I have something else to take up my attention.  Something I’m even more obsessive about. Something that had me hyperventilating just a little while ago… my novel. 

I just finished typing up the final battle scene (I like to write my stories by hand and then type them up) and it hit me: I’m finished. Done. The story’s over. All I have left is the epilogue–the final wrap-up and the laying of the foundation for volume two.

Hence the hyperventilation.

I’ve never actually written and finished a novel before. Short stories, sure. I’ve even got some novels in the back-log that have been fully outlined.  But not written. Not finished.

True, I’m not actually finished yet, but I’m not about to stop. After all, volume 2 is my favorite in the series.  So, I have a strong motivation. Plus, there’s that other series I want to do…er, two other series. My back-log of stories is more like a flood.

I just can’t believe I’m this close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goodbye words–hello happy-dance!

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Unconscious Mutterings, Week 236:

1. Voyage :: Bon…
2. Patricia :: …Polacco
3. Transformation :: popular entertainment theme
4. Vocabulary :: helps to have one if you’re a writer
5. San Francisco:: I left my heart… (I love Chance’s version on Homeward Bound 2).
6. Edward :: …Cullen!!! (Sexier than you since 1901.)
7. Sawyer :: Tom…
8. Literary :: agent
9. Tiger :: Siberian
10. Seal :: Navy…

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I could have sworn yesterday was Monday. No other day could be so hellish.

See how my mood of the day graphic is "WTF?!" ("What the Fudge" as one of my co-workers says.) Yeah, that sums it up nicely.

I may have mentioned how I have a semi-phobia of buses. Well, I’m forced to ride one to get to my restaurant job (yes, I’m still working there). Unfortunately, Imah dropped me off at the ferry without checking the bus schedule for me (which she usually does). So, I take the ferry and there’s no bus for me at the other side.

Well, you may say "hey, that’s great!" but I had to be at work in twenty minutes, the next bus wouldn’t make it in time, and work was miles away.

I think Imah and I made twenty calls back and forth to each other. I also called my manager for the day and gave him my situation. To release my anger and agitation, I walked about halfway to work and waited (at Imah’s command), tired and soaked with sweat, at a bench for the next bus.

I was still pissed. (And I get to take the bus tomorrow and Friday. Yipee. ) Still, I took that time to work on some calming techniques. After all, I couldn’t go into my customer service job wanting to bash people’s heads in.  LOL!

Amazingly, it worked. I set up the proper posture and began thinking positively. Somehow, I was ok. Mostly. I shrank a little at what I would have to face at work.

Fortunately, I had the best ever manager that day. He’s really great about making us all feel we’re part of a team, and energizing us to do our best. When I remorsefully explained to him what happened (once I arrived 45 minutes late), he told me he’d let it slide. I had no control over what happened, I had called him to let know I’d be late, and it’s not like this happened all the time. "Don’t worry about it," he said, clearly trying to make me feel better.

My shift, short as it was, actually went well. I usually think my best days at work depend on who I’m working with. When certain people are there, I know I’ll have a good day. Yesterday had enough of the right people–and they were in great spirits.

Halfway through my shift, my awesome manager went around and gave everyone a pin. Still feeling bad about being late and not knowing he was giving them to everyone, I gaped when he gave me a pin. He just grinned and said something like, "You’re gonna be part of the team, you’re gonna dress like us." That was cool. Although, I still look at the pin like, "What the dickens am I doing with this?" I’ll just say it’s my "I have an awesome manager" pin. Yeah. That works.

Oh, for the record: today, dull as it was, was just fine. I watched Princess Bride last night while snacking on popsicles and pears. I slept in this morning. Then, I worked on some more unpacking. My room is done for the time being. All I need now is the pink carpet and mirror panels to cover two of my walls (for a dance studio effect). Oh, and (I decided today) a white board to write my schedules (work, exercise, special events) on. That old chalkboard–much as I love it–is not going to work.

It’s so nice to see my clocks up (I’m an admitted clock freak), my posters posted, my Sasha Cohen memorabilia, my stuffed animals peeking curiously at their new surroundings, my canopy drooping luxuriously over my bed. Oh, the ecstasy of opening boxes. *gasp* "There that is!" "Oh, I found it!" "Wow! I can’t believed I lived without that!"

It’s beginning to feel like home. 

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